Latest See all | Mag. 2.8 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Sakhalin , Russia - |
Latest felt | Mag. 4.2 earthquake Philippine Sea - Ehime, Japan - |
Strongest past 7 days | Mag. 6.5 Bonin Islands - Japan region - Apr 27, 2024 - |
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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May 4, 11:26 am (GMT +9) | 2.8 59 km | 31 km (19 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, Sakhalin , 11 km southeast of Yuri-to Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky, Sakhalin , Russia | Info | |
May 4, 09:49 am (GMT +9) | 2.6 2.5 km | 99 km (62 mi) to the N | North Pacific Ocean, 159 km east of Aomori, Aomori, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 4, 09:44 am (GMT +9) | 2.9 38 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the W | Philippine Sea, 17 km west of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan | Info | |
May 4, 09:40 am (GMT +9) | 4.2 38 km | 7 km (4.3 mi) to the W | Philippine Sea, 17 km west of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | |
Friday, May 3, 2024 GMT (16 quakes) | |||||
May 4, 03:26 am (GMT +9) | 3.1 239 km | 46 km east of Toyama, Toyama, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
May 4, 02:40 am (GMT +9) | 2.7 111 km | 11 km (6.8 mi) to the N | North Pacific Ocean, 31 km northeast of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan | Info | |
May 4, 01:35 am (GMT +9) | 3.3 39 km | 10 km (6.2 mi) to the W | Philippine Sea, 19 km west of Uwajima, Ehime, Japan I FELT IT | Info | |
May 4, 01:27 am (GMT +9) | 2.5 52 km | 15 km (9.3 mi) to the NE | North Pacific Ocean, 39 km northeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi-ken, Japan | Info | |
May 3, 11:04 pm (GMT +9) | 2.8 27 km | 64 km (40 mi) to the SW | Philippine Sea, 93 km southeast of Nishinoomote, Kagoshima, Japan | Info | |
May 3, 09:59 pm (GMT +9) | 2.9 27 km | Ibaraki, 4.3 km northwest of Hasaki, Chiba, Japan | Info | ||
May 3, 09:04 pm (GMT +9) | 2.5 76 km | 13 km northeast of Saitama, Saitama, Japan | Info |
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Japan has a very high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 5,200 quakes on average per year in Japan. Japan has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
On average, Japan has about 2,600 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 1,000 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 179 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 10.5 quakes per year).
The last earthquake in Japan occurred 1 hour and 3 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 2.8:
A light magnitude 2.8 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near Yuri-to island, Russia, in the morning of Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 11.26 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a shallow depth of 59 km (36 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
In the past 7 days, Japan was shaken by 1 quake of magnitude 6.5, 10 quakes between 4.0 and 5.0, 66 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 83 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
The strongest earthquake in Japan in the past 7 days had a magnitude of 6.5 and occurred 7 days ago:
A very strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Sea near the coast of Japan in the afternoon of Saturday, Apr 27, 2024 at 5.35 pm local time (GMT +9). The quake had a great depth of 503 km (313 mi) and was felt by many near the epicenter.
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